After spending the final 16 years of a 38-year aerospace career training Structures Installation Mechanics on the proper way to install threaded fasteners, I can tell you that it is difficult to ...

With the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup beginning on Sunday, NASCAR tweaked the rules regarding lug nut installation and the consequences for teams who fail post-race laser inspection. After Tony ...

NASCAR is acting on Tony Stewart's criticism of loose safety measurements regarding the use of lug nuts with a new rule change. In a memo sent to teams Monday, the governing body informed ...

Installing different wheels or wheel spacers will sometimes reduce the number of threads inside the lug nuts, which is referred to as the lug nuts' thread engagement. When we installed a three-piece ...

Lug nut, as defined by Merriam-Webster: a heavy piece of metal that is screwed on to a bolt that holds a wheel on a vehicle. You can pick one up at a parts store for a couple bucks or get one cheap at ...

NASCAR will require teams to tighten five lug nuts on each wheel in a "safe and secure" manner, starting with this weekend's race at Talladega Superspeedway. With the introduction of a new video ...

Just days after Tony Stewart went on a vehement rant calling for NASCAR to require the application of the maximum five lug nuts on each tire, the sanctioning body responded by mandating that very ...